Non stamping of passport at USA

[dnyfyn]

Now another problem.

I just returned from USA after spending 6 hours. The USA border guy did not stamp my passport. When I requested he started to scream and say its not needed . I just left the post. When I came back to Canada CBSA stamped my passport. What implications this can have when applying for citizenship.

 

[SinghLovCan]

He is right you dont need an EXIT stamp on the passport. Only people from ARAB/MUSLIM countries get an EXIT stamp at the US border. I lived as a student in the US, I am familiar with this.

 

[CanV]

Now another problem.

I just returned from USA after spending 6 hours. The USA border guy did not stamp my passport. When I requested he started to scream and say its not needed . I just left the post. When I came back to Canada CBSA stamped my passport. What implications this can have when applying for citizenship.

You went to the US as a visitor and you passport wasnt stamped? Was it a US passport?

 

[dnyfyn]

Its not a Canadian passport.

I was not stamped on entry

 

[CanV]

Its not a Canadian passport.

I was not stamped on entry

Did you read the one line I wrote??? I said WAS IS A US PASSPORT??

The only time US doesnt stamp passports is when it is a US one.

 

[dnyfyn]

Not a US passport.

 

[CanV]

Not a US passport.

Thats weird, and did they give you an I-94 that you returned when you left? Did you by any chance take a copy or picture of that?

If you need to prove that it was a one day trip then get a CBP report (it may have a different name than this), similar to the CBSA report in Canada, which shows when you entered, and possibly exited, the US.

 

[SinghLovCan]

I dont know about US passports, but this happened to me when I was exiting the border. They were putting departure stamp on all Middle Eastern/aRABIC people passport... they said I am good to go .. they dont put EXIT stamps on other passports.

 

[CanV]

I dont know about US passports, but this happened to me when I was exiting the border. They were putting departure stamp on all Middle Eastern/aRABIC people passport... they said I am good to go .. they dont put EXIT stamps on other passports.

Before 2011 they had an exit registration requirements for certain nationals. This no longer exists.

 

[SinghLovCan]

Before 2011 they had an exit registration requirements for certain nationals. This no longer exists.

Okay, maybe this could be it. I was there much before 2011. Nobody put stamp on my passport or the people around me, but they had set aside a few arab families whose passports were receiving the departure stamps.

 

[dnyfyn]

CanV - no I-94 nothing. The only reason CBP officer gave for not stamping the passport is that I entered USA last month and that stamp is still valid.

 

[Kitsilano]

you don't need a stamp if you have already one.
check the last stamp's date that you got, you will find out the answer.

 

[CanV]

CanV - no I-94 nothing. The only reason CBP officer gave for not stamping the passport is that I entered USA last month and that stamp is still valid.

Then you actually entered under "automatic re-validation", which you can do within a month from your last US departure IF you still had your prior's visit I-94 with you. If you surrendered your I-94 in your prior visit then the officer erred in admitting you under auto re-validation and you actually needed to be admitted again with new I-94, stamped.

 

[dnyfyn]

Ok cool. Thanks a lot. I-94 is now fully electronic; am I right?

 

[CanV]

Ok cool. Thanks a lot. I-94 is now fully electronic; am I right?

Not sure. How do they know you left the US when you dont hand in an actual I-94?